2024 Best Evolutionary Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in evolutionary biology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #652 out of 1172 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Evolutionary Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 master's degrees in evolutionary biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on evolutionary biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of evolutionary biology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized evolutionary biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for evolutionary biology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Evolutionary Biology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Evolutionary Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Evolutionary Biology in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in evolutionary biology.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Evolutionary Biology

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in evolutionary biology needs to take a look at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.More information about a master’s in evolutionary biology from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in evolutionary biology has to take a look at Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.More information about a master’s in evolutionary biology from Eastern Michigan University

Best Evolutionary Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best evolutionary biology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	1
Ohio	494	0
Michigan	476	13
Indiana	375	0

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Evolutionary Biology Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Evolutionary Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	98
Ecology	26
Conservation Biology	17
Environmental Biology	3
Evolutionary Biology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.